RULES

OF THE

BOARD OF PARDONS.

1. The regular meetings of the board shall be held on the second Monday of January, April, July, and October of each year.

2. Special meetings may be called by the Governor at any time when the exigencies of any case demand it, notice thereof being given to each member of the board.

3. No application for the remission of a fine or forfeiture, or for a commutation of sentence or pardon, shall be considered by the board unless presented in the form and manner required by the law of the state, "approved February 20, 1875."

4. In every case where the applicant has been confined in the state prison, he or she must procure a written certificate of his or her conduct during such confinement, from the warden of said prison, and file the same with the secretary of this board, on or before the day of hearing.

5. All oral testimony offered upon the hearing of any case must be presented under oath, unless otherwise directed by a majority of the board.

6. Action by the board upon every case shall be in private, unless otherwise ordered by the consent of all the members present.

7. After a case has once been acted upon, and the relief asked for has been refused, it shall not, within twelve months

thereafter, be again taken up or considered upon any of the grounds specified in the application under consideration, except by the consent of a majority of the members of the board; nor in any case except upon new and regular notice as required by law in case of original application.

8. In voting upon any application the roll of members shall be called by the secretary of the board, in the following order:

First. The Attorney General.

Second. The Junior Associate Justice of the Supreme Court.

Third. The Senior Associate Justice.

Fourth. The Chief Justice.

Fifth. The Governor.

Each member, when his name is called, shall declare his vote "for" or "against" the remission of the fine or forfeiture, commutation of sentence, pardon, or restoration of citizenship.

9. No document relating to a pending application for pardon or commutation of sentence, or to a prior application which has been denied, shall be withdrawn from the custody of the clerk after filing, unless by consent of the board.

10. Applications for pardon or commutation of sentence must be filed with the clerk at least two days before the regular meeting of the board, at which the application is to be considered.

RULES

OF

THE SUPREME COURT

OF THE STATE OF NEVADA.

RULE I.

1. Applicants for license to practice as attorneys and counselors will be examined in open court on the first day of the term.

2. The supreme court, upon application of the district judge of any judicial district, will appoint a committee to examine persons applying for admission to practice as attorneys and counselors at law. Such committee will consist of the district judge and at least two attorneys resident of the district.

The examination by the committee so appointed shall be conducted and certified according to the following rules: The applicant shall be examined by the district judge and at least two others of the committee, and the questions and answers must be reduced to writing.

No intimation of the questions to be asked must be given to the applicant by any member of the committee previous to the examination.

The examination shall embrace the following subjects: 1. The history of this state and of the United States; 2. The constitutional relations of the state and federal

governments;

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